1st Edition

The New Deal and American Society, 1933–1941

By Kenneth J. Bindas Copyright 2022
168 Pages
by Routledge

168 Pages
by Routledge

168 Pages
by Routledge

The New Deal and American Society, 1933–1941 explores what some have labeled the third American revolution, in one concise and accessible volume. This book examines the emergence of modern America, beginning with the 100 Days legislation in 1933 through to the second New Deal era that began in 1935. This revolutionary period introduced sweeping social and economic legislation designed to... Read more
Part I: The New Deal  1. The New Era and the fate of the nation, 1929–1933  2. FDR’s 100 Days and the transformation of America, 1933–5  3. The second New Deal and the rise of the welfare state, 1935–9  4. Challenges to the New Deal and World War II  5. Memory, popular culture, and the New Deal  Part II: Documents

Biography

Kenneth J. Bindas is Professor of History at Kent State University, USA. His books include Modernity and the Great Depression: The Transformation of American Society, 19301941 (2017) and The Civilian Conservation Corps and the Construction of the Virginia Kendall Reserve, 19331939 (2013).